Hindu Religion: answers for World Religion’s Class

What are the fundemental beliefs in your religion? Swami Ram Swarup: There are two types of fundamentals. One – God made second man made. This fact is very well known by the learned/philosophers of whole world that four Vedas are the oldest holy books of the...

Facing struggles of family life

Brave man never fails and I would like to mention here the word, impossible" for which Napoleon said that there is no word impossible in my dictionary. However, without proper knowledge and spiritual advice, no one can get peace. In case of Napoleon also, if I...

How did Rishis worship God without temples?

Rigveda mantra 1/164/46 says," EKAM SADRUPA VIPRAH BAHUDHA VADANTI," i.e., EKAM SATAM means truth is one i.e., God is one but VIPRAH = Rishis, Munis who were/are learned of Vedas, BAHUDHA VADANTI utters so many names of God mentioned in Vedas like AGNIM...

Student life and Brahamcharya

Bhagwat Geeta in reality gives knowledge to us to study Vedas and very few know this fact. If Shri Krishna Maharaj could not study Vedas from Rishis Sandeepan with his friend Sudama, then how could he preach Arjuna. Actually Geeta is a true holy book but 99% writers...

Adwaitvad – questions and answers – October 04, 2004

1. How a man will be free from the reactions of the deeds he/she performs on earth?Swami Ram Swarup: There are three kinds of karmas sanchit, prarabdha and kriyamaan. Vedas tell to discharge our duties (karmas) according to Vedas as also mentioned in Bhagwat Geeta...

Vedic Sanskars

The sixteen sanskars are performed under guidance of a learned Guru who knows Vedas because in every sanskar the havan is perforemed with Vedic mantras. These all were performed in Satyug, Dwapur, treta yuga and too by Shri Ram, Shri Krishna etc. 1. Garbhdhan Sanskar...

Ashwamedh Yajyen

Actually the meaning of the Ved mantra are produced by rishi who has done hard practice of Yoga philosophy and has studied all Vedas. Because Rigvedamantra 1/164/16 says, "NA CHIKET ANDHSAH" I.E., he who is not a yogi and has not realized God cannot know the...

State of women in ancient times

Nature cannot be changed. When man or woman take birth then they are suppressed to bear the or to face the result of past deeds (karmas). But when a person really worships God and study Vedas then he burns all the previous deeds to face and nature of the soul appears....

Maha Mritunjaya Mantra (Yajurveda 3/60 & Rigveda 7/59/12)

This mantra is mentioned in Yajurveda chapter 3 mantra 60 and Rigveda mandal 7 sukt 59 mantra 12. The mantra is "TREYAMBAKAM YAJAMAHE SUGANDHIM PUSHTIVARDHNAM URVARUKMIV BANDHNANMRITYORMUKSHIY MAMRITAT" (Rigveda 7/59/12). Meaning: Sugandhim = having fame,...